Fangmu Mountain's council hall, this time, the Lin Family's high-ranking members gathered once more.
Lin Xianzhi had hurried back from Lingnan County, because there were still remnants of Demonic Beasts lingering, Lin Houyong continued to stay there with quite a few disciples.
And the rest of the Lin Family cultivators had almost once again assembled in the council hall, just like the triennial clan meeting.
Only this time, everyone was sadder, and almost as soon as they gathered, there was a solemn look on everyone's face as they went to the ancestral hall to start paying respects to the memorial tablets.
As the Family Head, Lin Shiming stood at the forefront.
Adding new memorial tablets, offering incense, reciting the eulogy!
After a sorrowful oration, everyone's face bore sadness.
After paying homage to the ancestors, came the family's consolation money.
"Lin Houzhi, Qi Cultivation eight level, contribution degree eight thousand, recorded in the register, reserved for direct descendants with Spirit Roots!"
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Lin Shiming announced each of the thirty-eight cultivators who had passed away, and these contribution degrees would also be disclosed fairly, reserved for their direct descendants.
This inevitably deepened everyone's grief.
Even when a rabbit dies, the fox grieves; all the more for clan members who had fought side by side.
But just the same, it was because of the family's fairness and justice that the cultivators felt an even stronger sense of identification with the clan.
One must know that if a Loose Cultivator were to die, let alone someone taking care of their body or passing on their treasures to progeny.
As long as they weren't taken by some demonic cultivator to become a corpse puppet, it would be considered fortunate.
"The departed are gone, the living must be stronger. The glory of the Lin Family needs to be recreated by those seated here!" Lin Shiming moistened his throat, and spoke out loud again.
The confidence in his words also inspired many Lin Family descendants to aspire to it.
"Now, the seventh great-uncle will announce the meritorious contributors..."
After Lin Shiming finished speaking, Lin Xianzhi announced the merits of this occasion.
Of course, only Lin Xianzhi, who had the greatest merit and was the most powerful, could announce the merits:
"This disaster, a calamity unseen in a century, but fortunately, the Lin Family had everyone's support, defending the Lin Family's foundation as well as its dignity!"
"Uncle Fifteen, the Alchemy Hall also needs to step up the production of elixirs, to be prepared for eventualities. If the border situation with Zhao Chu escalates, we could be deployed to the battlefield at any moment. Henceforth, the family's focus will be on refining elixirs that enhance cultivation levels, as well as Healing Pills!"
"Yes, Family Head!"
"Fifth Grandfather, the family's financial issues will definitely face a shortage due to this battle. We need you to transport most of the Second Rank artifact refinement materials to Xuzhou and Qingzhou; those states have not experienced the beast tides but must go through the border wars with Zhao Chu. Our Spirit Beast materials might not only remain stable in price but could possibly increase!"
"Additionally, with regards to the family's Golden Iron Stone, also contact Uncle Five to begin its mining and sale! Uncle Seven made quite the name in the beast tide of Qingyun City, and with the Li Family removed, now is an excellent opportunity for our Lin Family to develop!"
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"Yes, Family Head!" Lin Yuzheng was also happy to comply.
"Second Uncle, the family's formations, big and small, have all been damaged. I am entrusting you with forming the Formation Hall to ensure that within half a year, the formations for all our major industries are restored to normal!"
"Yes, Family Head!"
"The rest of the Foundation Establishment Elders will serve as flexible cultivators, ensuring that at least one is not in cultivation at any given time, ready to deal with any missed Third Rank Demonic Beasts!"
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Lin Shiming delegated each major task clearly and one by one.
All the family elders were in huge agreement, and their satisfaction with the twenty-eight-year-old Family Head of the Lin Family grew even more.
The clan meeting thus concluded, and to Lin Shiming's surprise, Lin Xianzhi took out from his Storage Bag five Third Rank monkey-type Demonic Beast corpses and two Third Rank mantis-type Demonic Insect corpses.
At the same time, he also produced a Pill Bottle, which contained Limb-Regrowing Pills.
The efficacy of this elixir was limb regeneration, which naturally also worked on Demonic Beasts.
"Thank you, Uncle Seven!" Lin Shiming immediately expressed his gratitude.
If the former corpses were manageable, the latter Limb-Regrowing Pills were Third Rank Superior Grade Elixirs, extremely valuable.
"No need for formalities!" After saying this, Lin Xianzhi also headed towards the Qinglian Pond Cave Mansion.
Having not rested for a long time, he too needed to treat his injuries.
As for Lin Shiming, he went to the Treasure Pavilion to start exchanging for the spiritual materials for the Blood Demon Ancestral Secret Art and the materials for Seduction Demon Pills, which induced Demonic Beasts to devour each other for evolution.
The former was simply for the Secret Technique, which he himself was capable of executing, while for the latter he could only turn to his Uncle Fifteen, Lin Houxuan, hoping that the latter had already mastered the Formation Artifact Manual and could refine Third Rank Elixirs beyond his level.
The Blood Demon Ancestral Secret Art focused on the method, as well as the bloodlines of various types of similar Demonic Beasts.
This time he had almost twenty Third Rank monkey-type Demonic Beast bloodlines, more than enough. After putting together the other spiritual materials in the Treasure Pavilion, he once again entered the cave mansion.